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Richard Anthony Monsour (May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019), known professionally as Dick Dale, was an American rock guitarist. He was a pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverb. Dale was known as "The King of the Surf Guitar", which was also the title of his second studio album.
But before all that, way back in Massachusetts, Dick had sold Noxema brand skin cream door-to-door in order to earn enough to pay for a ukulele he'd seen advertised on the back of a Superman...
Surf guitar pioneer Dick Dale, whose song Misirlou played over the opening credits to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, has died aged 81. Dale was known for his blindingly fast strumming style,...
Dick Dale, “the King of the Surf Guitar,” has died at the age of 81. California Rocker first reported that Dale died Friday. His bassist Sam Bolle confirmed Dale’s death to the Guardian. No...
Think of the very sound of Dick Dale’s guitar, how it rumbles and echoes, mimicking the sound of water rising and crashing. This was a deliberate move on his part.
During the late 50s, Dick Dale staked claim to a guitar sound in Balboa, CA that became synonymous with surf culture. He became known as the King of Surf Rock Guitar. The sound is distorted...
And while Dick Dale may not have been a household name in some circles, in the guitar and surf worlds he was a legend — a player credited with helping to pioneer everything from surf music to...
